Here’s articles I’ve written about Irish history and mythology; as well as some visual bits in the ‘Drops of Eolas’ series.
You can also find a Suggested Reading List of sources that I’ve found most fruitful to my research here.
An ongoing, weekly little drop of random knowledge from my research in Irish Studies.
Blog Articles
From Patrick to Paddy
What is it about St. Patrick that exalted him as Ireland’s patron saint out of the hundreds of known Irish saints?
Of Grá and Irish Lads
Ruminations on loving in Ireland by an gay immigrant
This article was first published in ‘Airmid’s Journal’, edition Lughnasa 2024: Aiteach
Brigit The Goddess in Medieval Literature
In her Goddess-guise, Brigit appears only 2 times in the whole surviving medieval literature. Find out more!
The Heroic Wheel
Can the ‘Wheel of the Year’ structure be mapped as Joseph Campbell’s ‘Hero’s Journey’?
A Brief History of Irish Mythology
From around the 8th to the 15th centuries AD, a Christian learned class of poets and monks composed a literature full of mystical elements. Why do we believe that it reflects the beliefs of a people who lived 400 years before?
A Tale of Two Patricks
Legend and History are very commonly mixed up. Learn how St. Patrick’s biographers more than “slightly” alter his story!
What the BRIGHT Goddess taught me about the DARK.
How illustrating a brief story of Brigid’s goddess aspect led me on a journey through the darkest aspects of recent Irish history.
‘For the Enjoyment of Idiots’: 9 Facts About Irish Mythology
Why did the scribe that copied down “Taín Bó Cuailnge” in the 12th century warned that some details in it were “for the enjoyment of idiots”?
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